The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
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God hears the prayers of His children and directs their lives.
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To consider God’s providence for Samuel’s call and trust God to direct our lives.
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1 Samuel 1:10-20
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Key Verse: 1 Kings 19:12
After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.
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Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 7:2
Since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.
Central Truth
God created us as sexual beings and commands us to be sexually pure.
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
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God commands nations and individuals to be just.
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To conclude that God commands us to be just and practice social justice.
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Exodus 18:13-26; 21:22-25; 23:6-9
Leviticus 19:15
Deuteronomy 16:18-20; 17:8-13; 19:15-21; 25:1-3
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Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.
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Christians’ words and actions should affirm the sacredness of human life.
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To affirm and respect the sacredness of human life.
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Genesis 9:5-6
Exodus 20:13
Leviticus 19:16; 20:1-26
Numbers 35:29-34
Deuteronomy 19:1-13
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So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
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Followers of Christ share in His inheritance.
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To affirm that grace makes us God’s heirs and receive our inheritance by faith.
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Romans 4:13-25
Galatians 3:10 – 4:7
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Count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
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Christians are set free from sin’s dominion so they can live righteously.
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To describe and practice the freedom from sin that God’s grace makes possible.
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Romans 6:5-23
Romans 12:1-2
Jude 1:3-4
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Coming Soon
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
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God’s grace demands and enables righteous living.
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To reflect on the sanctifying effect of God’s grace and live righteously in Christ.
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Romans 5:12 –
Romans 6:4
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Grace Demands Righteous Living
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners — of whom I am the worst.
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Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are saved by God’s grace.
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To contrast the results of law and grace, and accept life — spiritual and eternal — by grace.
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Romans 3:19-31
Romans 7:7-11
Galations 2:20-21
1 Timothy 1:12-16
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Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved.
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God’s grace makes salvation possible.
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To explore why God made grace available by Christ and receive God’s grace by faith.
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John 1:14-17
Romans 5:1-2
Galatians 5:1-11
Ephesians 1:3-10 ; 2:4-9
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